Healthcare Staffing Programme Monitoring and development of staffing tools: March 2026
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Document Type
HSP recommendations
Improvement support
Summary
Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) recommends to Scottish Ministers revisions to the staffing tools, prescribed under section 12IJ (3) of the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 (HCSA). These revisions are for:
- Transfer of SCAMPS – Scottish Children’s Acuity Measurement in Paediatric Settings Staffing Level Tool from SSTS to SafeCare
- Revision to the Community Nurse Staffing Level Tool, the Community Children’s and Children’s Specialist Nurse Staffing Level Tool, and the Clinical Nurse Specialist Staffing Level Tool (3Cs) multipliers
- Inclusion of paid breaks within relevant staffing tools
These recommendations papers to Scottish Ministers were produced by the Healthcare Staffing Programme. They outline a high-level overview of the rationale behind the revisions.
These are technical documents designed to be used by specialist staff. If you need further information on the tools, contact his.hsp@nhs.scot.